Adriaan Lanni
Biographic Data
| ID | 5201531 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Adriaan Lanni |
| GIVEN NAMES | Adriaan |
| FAMILY NAME | Lanni |
| SIGNATURE | LANNI A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Michigan |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 14 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Transitional Justice in the Ancient World
The ancient Athenian democracy provides our first richly documented example of a self-conscious transitional justice policy. This chapter explores the classical Athenians’ complex response to the atrocities committed during the reign of the Thirty Tyrants at the end of the fifth century BCE. Following the return of the democracy, the Athenians carefully balanced retribution and forgiveness: an amnesty protected collaborators from direct prosecuti…
Classical Athens’ Radical Democratic “Rule of Law”
Herodotus’ Persian debate – a fictional conversation between three noble Persians on the relative merits of rule by one, rule by the few, and rule by all – ironically provides one of our clearest statements of Greek democratic theory. 1 In the debate, Otanes, arguing for rule by all, highlights what are recognizable as the key features of Athenian democracy: isonomia (equality under the law); selection of magistrates by lot; accountability for of…
Law, Athenian
The most distinctive feature of the classical Athenian legal system was its pervasive amateurism. With few exceptions, litigants represented themselves in court before a jury of laymen who operated without the assistance of a judge or legal expert to instruct them as to the laws. Litigants were responsible for finding and quoting any laws they thought helped their case, though there was no obligation to refer to the law under which the case was b…
Precedent, Greek
Classical Athens had no notion of binding legal precedent. Nevertheless, litigants in the surviving court speeches frequently refer to past court verdicts as a form of persuasive precedent. The absence of written reasons for verdicts and the reliance on amateur juries prevented the rigorous application of legal precedents.
Law and Order in Ancient Athens
The classical Athenian 'state' had almost no formal coercive apparatus to ensure order or compliance with law: there was no professional police force or public prosecutor, and nearly every step in the legal process depended on private initiative. And yet Athens was a remarkably peaceful and well-ordered society by both ancient and contemporary standards. Why? Law and Order in Ancient Athens draws on contemporary legal scholarship to explore how o…
Precedent, Greek
Contemporary common‐law jurisdictions employ the doctrine of binding precedent, that is, the requirement that courts follow legal rules announced in prior decisions rendered by courts of equal or higher rank. Classical Athens had no notion of binding precedent, but litigants in the surviving court speeches frequently refer to past court verdicts in making their arguments.
Law, Athenian
The most distinctive feature of the Athenian legal system was its pervasive amateurism.
Judicial Review and the Athenian 'Constitution
Writing Greek Law
Writing Greek Law Get access Gagarin Michael. Writing Greek Law. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2008. xi, 282 pp. $99.00. Adriaan Lanni Adriaan Lanni Harvard Law School Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar American Journal of Legal History, Volume 50, Issue 1, January 2010, Pages 113–114, https://doi.org/10.1093/ajlh/50.1.113 Published: 01 January 2010
The Laws of War in Ancient Greece
One of the earliest and the most famous statements of realism in international law comes from ancient Greece: the Melian dialogue in history of the Peloponnesian War. In 416 B.C.E., the Athenians invaded Melos, a small island in the Aegean that sought to remain neutral and avoid joining the Athenian empire. Thucydides presents an account of the negotiation between the Athenians and the Melian leaders. The Athenians offer the Melians a choice: bec…
Morality and Behaviour in Democratic Athens
Law and Justice in the Courts of Classical Athens
In this 2006 book, Adriaan Lanni draws on contemporary legal thinking to present a model of the legal system of classical Athens. She analyses the Athenians' preference in most cases for ad hoc, discretionary decision-making, as opposed to what moderns would call the rule of law. Lanni argues that the Athenians consciously employed different approaches to legal decision-making in different types of courts. The varied approaches to legal process s…
Relevance in Athenian Courts
One of the most striking features of speeches intended for delivery in the Athenian popular courts is the presence of material that would be considered irrelevant or inadmissible in a modern courtroom. The interpretation of this tendency to include information that does not bear on the legal issue in dispute is central to our understanding of the aims and ideals of the Athenian legal system. In recent years, it has been argued that the courts did…
Precedent and Legal Reasoning in Classical Athenian Courts
The Laws of War in Ancient Greece
One of the earliest and the most famous statements of realism in international law comes from ancient Greece: the Melian dialogue in history of the Peloponnesian War. In 416 B.C.E., the Athenians invaded Melos, a small island in the Aegean that sought to remain neutral and avoid joining the Athenian empire. Thucydides presents an account of the negotiation between the Athenians and the Melian leaders. The Athenians offer the Melians a choice: bec…
Morality and Behaviour in Democratic Athens
Judicial Review and the Athenian 'Constitution
Precedent and Legal Reasoning in Classical Athenian Courts
Precedent and Legal Reasoning in Classical Athenian Courts
Relevance in Athenian Courts
One of the most striking features of speeches intended for delivery in the Athenian popular courts is the presence of material that would be considered irrelevant or inadmissible in a modern courtroom. The interpretation of this tendency to include information that does not bear on the legal issue in dispute is central to our understanding of the aims and ideals of the Athenian legal system. In recent years, it has been argued that the courts did…
Law and Justice in the Courts of Classical Athens
In this 2006 book, Adriaan Lanni draws on contemporary legal thinking to present a model of the legal system of classical Athens. She analyses the Athenians' preference in most cases for ad hoc, discretionary decision-making, as opposed to what moderns would call the rule of law. Lanni argues that the Athenians consciously employed different approaches to legal decision-making in different types of courts. The varied approaches to legal process s…
The Laws of War in Ancient Greece
One of the earliest and the most famous statements of realism in international law comes from ancient Greece: the Melian dialogue in history of the Peloponnesian War. In 416 B.C.E., the Athenians invaded Melos, a small island in the Aegean that sought to remain neutral and avoid joining the Athenian empire. Thucydides presents an account of the negotiation between the Athenians and the Melian leaders. The Athenians offer the Melians a choice: bec…
Morality and Behaviour in Democratic Athens
Judicial Review and the Athenian 'Constitution
Writing Greek Law
Writing Greek Law Get access Gagarin Michael. Writing Greek Law. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2008. xi, 282 pp. $99.00. Adriaan Lanni Adriaan Lanni Harvard Law School Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar American Journal of Legal History, Volume 50, Issue 1, January 2010, Pages 113–114, https://doi.org/10.1093/ajlh/50.1.113 Published: 01 January 2010
Precedent, Greek
Contemporary common‐law jurisdictions employ the doctrine of binding precedent, that is, the requirement that courts follow legal rules announced in prior decisions rendered by courts of equal or higher rank. Classical Athens had no notion of binding precedent, but litigants in the surviving court speeches frequently refer to past court verdicts in making their arguments.
Law, Athenian
The most distinctive feature of the Athenian legal system was its pervasive amateurism.
Law and Order in Ancient Athens
The classical Athenian 'state' had almost no formal coercive apparatus to ensure order or compliance with law: there was no professional police force or public prosecutor, and nearly every step in the legal process depended on private initiative. And yet Athens was a remarkably peaceful and well-ordered society by both ancient and contemporary standards. Why? Law and Order in Ancient Athens draws on contemporary legal scholarship to explore how o…
Law, Athenian
The most distinctive feature of the classical Athenian legal system was its pervasive amateurism. With few exceptions, litigants represented themselves in court before a jury of laymen who operated without the assistance of a judge or legal expert to instruct them as to the laws. Litigants were responsible for finding and quoting any laws they thought helped their case, though there was no obligation to refer to the law under which the case was b…
Precedent, Greek
Classical Athens had no notion of binding legal precedent. Nevertheless, litigants in the surviving court speeches frequently refer to past court verdicts as a form of persuasive precedent. The absence of written reasons for verdicts and the reliance on amateur juries prevented the rigorous application of legal precedents.
Classical Athens’ Radical Democratic “Rule of Law”
Herodotus’ Persian debate – a fictional conversation between three noble Persians on the relative merits of rule by one, rule by the few, and rule by all – ironically provides one of our clearest statements of Greek democratic theory. 1 In the debate, Otanes, arguing for rule by all, highlights what are recognizable as the key features of Athenian democracy: isonomia (equality under the law); selection of magistrates by lot; accountability for of…
Transitional Justice in the Ancient World
The ancient Athenian democracy provides our first richly documented example of a self-conscious transitional justice policy. This chapter explores the classical Athenians’ complex response to the atrocities committed during the reign of the Thirty Tyrants at the end of the fifth century BCE. Following the return of the democracy, the Athenians carefully balanced retribution and forgiveness: an amnesty protected collaborators from direct prosecuti…
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